Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-09-08
THINK BEFORE You SPEAK.
by WILLIAM q. PArTEN.


the same manner, probably, as all such
quarrels begn-a hasty, careless word, q
hot reply, and from this it grew rapidly.
They had been married nearly year, and
this was their first disagreement. She had
been a poor orphan G RI, but Harry Barnes
had met her, fallen desperately in love
with her pretty face, wooed and won her.
lie was an energetic and rapidly rising
young lawyer in tho thriving little New
England village Of Fairmont. Already he
had gathered together enough to purchase
a pretty little white cottage on the out
skirts of the village, and here they lived,
happy for while, rs most young couples
are. Then camo the shadow.
After their first little disagreement the
cottage home did not seem the same to
Harry as before. In some way the climb
Ing vines over the door seemed to have
lost their beauty, and seemed useless and
in the way. Moro than once he was
tempted TO tear them down. The singing
OF Elias pet canary, that had once seemed
30 sweet, annoyed him now. Everything
seemed 10 go wrong. Harsh words sprang
TO his lips, and took the place of the low
ing ones he once had used. His wife
fretted him, and seemed incapable of do
naf innR sanRyything any right; And she went about
she kept carefully concealed. Things were
as much changed to her as they were TO
him. She could scarcely believe Harry to
be the same person who had wooed aud
won her a few months ago. More than
once she was tempted to 60 10 him aad ask
him to forgive her if she had done any
thing wrong, but pride prevented. She hid
her pain, he made no attempt to control
his selhshness, and each day they drifted
further apart.
When he came home from his Office du-
ties she used to run TO meet him, and he
would catch her in his arms and kiss her.
Once he had delighted to call her pet
names; now she was simply "Ella."
Once, when he had the time that he
could do so, he would take her out on
pleasant walks and long drives; but now
he had no time TO spare.
limo after time she thought this all over,
and cried in secret over It, Her face began
10 have a sad look that he stupidity at
tributed to q morbid condition of her mind.
Neither of them understood the other.
"Ella, where is my light coatS" he said,
one day. 1T is tearfully hot, and l need
it"
Il don't know where it is," she replied;
81 haven't seen it."
Nov what's the use 10 say you haven't
seen il? / hung il up only day or two
ago, right here, behind the door, and now
it's gone. You must have removed it,"
She went calmly on with her work, as
she replied, firmly:
"I tell you, Harry, have not seen your
coat. If you had hung it there it would
be there now. You must be mistaken"
"Oh, yesl" he exclaimed, angrily; 81 am
always mistaken. 1t is always me; you
never make n mistake! l know l hung
my coat behind this door. and, as il is not
hnr Oh hau0 raVnnva1 ~ /
will get along without il TO day, but hope
YOU will hunt around and find out where
you have put it, so that can have it when
l want it next time"
With these words he departed, leaving
an aching heart behind. When he was
gone she searched for the coat but could
not find it. When she found that her
search was useless. she threw herself upon
the sofa and INDUCED in good cry.
When Harry came home at niPht, she
said:
II have searched the house from top to
bottom and cannot find trace of your
coat, Harry"
"Oh, you needn't have done that" he
replied, carelessly. "Ive found it,"
"You have2 Where?"
AT the Office, he replied. IL took it
down the other day and forgot all about it. "
She could not help giving him a slight
shot.
"Why," she exclaimed, 81 thought you
knew you left it hanging behind the doorl
She ad no more than uttered the words
before she regretted them. lie made no
reply, but dark frown gathered on his
face. She saw the dark look, and longed
TO 90 10 him and ask him TO forgive her
hasty words; but the old pride conquered,
and she went about her work, trying to
hum merry tune.
The following day was Sunday. Harry
and Ella always attend d church upon the
Sabbath. For while after their marriage
he seemed to delight in going 10 church.
and every one said he wns proud of his
| pretty wife, and went more 10 let people
have glimpse at his prize than to hear
what tho minister had TO say. "Folks will
talk" Now it was with the utmost diff
Guilty that Ella could induce him to 90
/ at all.
SUNDAY is day of rest," he would
grumble. This tramping half mile to
church and sitting in one OF those con-
founded straight backed pews to listen to
dry sermon, delivered by q thick headed
preacher, is q little too much of a good
th ng."
Nevertheless, he would consent at last
to 90.
| To-day, all through the sermon, Ella
imagined that Harry was looking at Sadie
Palmer, an old flame of his, before they
were married. or course, Ella was rest
less and uneasy, and when she saw Miss
Palmer bestow one of her sweetest smiles
on Harry, TO which he replied with a nod
and genuine look of pleasure, she was
thoroughly aroused. Her heart swelled
up, hot with anger and jealousy, and
seemed to beat like trip-hammer.
"The bold thingl" she exclaimed, mental
", ito look at Harry like that And he
seemed to be pleasedl believe he thinks
more of her now than he does of mel"
Whom the meeting was dismissed she
stopped q moment near the door 10 speak
TO ir end. She turned just in time TO see
Harry handing Mrs. Palmer and her styl-
ish daughter into their handsome carriage,
drawn up at the foot Of the steps. Her
face was very flushed when she joined
Harry and walked slowly away with him 10
| their little home.
Miss Palmer proved bone Of contention
| with them.
81 don't see what you can SEQ about her
10 admirel" exclaimed Ella, in reply 10 a
compliment Harry had bestowed upon that
young lady.
| He opened his eyes widely.
"You don'f Why admire her good
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